Earth Could Feasibly Descend Into Chaos, Physicists Warn

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Wednesday Talk Radio
Air date: 
Wed, 06/21/2023 - 8:00am to 9:00am
Are we rapidly heading into a future that is unmitigatable?

 

The impact of human activity on the Earth system could result in unpredictable chaos from which there is no return, physicists have calculated. Discuss.

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-could-feasibly-descend-into-chaos-physicists-warn?fbclid=IwAR37fWuQKf0qtT-CVT1vyvfSdy5PrusplWqP_n58gatiJ0wX0ZsjSenvt6A

 

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/07/is-generative-ai-bad-for-the-environment-the-carbon-footprint-of-chatgpt-and-its-cousins/?fbclid=IwAR0WU6_AVt2sqRZuT4oyMWHYrgU4lbhwzdqLA_jiYDQgRJC_vZpFs7mDNJ0

 

https://theconversation.com/the-materials-used-by-humans-now-weigh-more-than-all-life-on-earth-heres-four-graphs-that-reveal-our-staggering-impact-on-the-planet-206720

https://www.ecoideaman.com/what-is-technosphere/

 

https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/technosphere/2021/11/15/differentiating-the-concepts-of-technosphere-noosphere-and-global-brain/

 

https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/news/2023/6/oregon-stands-polluters

Topic tags: 
Energy/Natural Resources, Environment/Climate, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Science/Technology

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